Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-19

into the Sabbath quietude of the sunny
street. Dispensing In different directions,
"A couple of minutes took them beyond
the reach of pursuit.
Such were the plan and execution of
this5unparalleled burglary. But the in
spector, in listening to Shevelin's story,
had noticed the absence of all allusion to
John ID. Grady, and Intercepted the in
former as to whether he had never heard
anything of that parsonage in connection
with the job Shevehn promptly replied
in the negative. Intimately as he had
been involved in the crime, no mention of
old "Supers and Slangs" had ever reach
ed his ears-a remarkable proof of how
Grady had kept himself in the background
and been screened by his accomplices
But news about the mysterious diamond
d oaler of a very unexpected kind was even
then at hand. At this very point in Sheve
Inns confession a communication was
brought in and handed to the inspector
which conveyed intelligence of the fitting
end of a dark and ambiguous life. Grady's
dead body had just been discovered at his
shop in Sixth avenue. He had evidently
been dead several hours. 1t lay near the
watercooler, which was empty, and the
cup was clutched in his hand. A box was
in the room, packed with valuables, as if
for removal Part of the sleeve of wo-
mans dress was also found near him, and
table had been overturned and broken.
There were no signs that Grady had met
with foul play, though there was slight
abrasion over one eye. 1t seemed more
probable that he had died from the effects
of some species of apopectic seizure in
duced by violent excitement. But what
the excitement was caused by could only
be con jectured.
Continuing his confession, Sheveln said
that a few days after the robbery he met
Keely by appointment at a saloon on the
east side of the city and received a pack
age containing $1,000 in cash. This was a
good less deal than the fortune of a quarter
ola million promised; but Keely explained
that the sum delivered represented merely
his share of the ready money proceeds of
the job; as soon az the securities were
negotiated he would come into his for
tune. But time passed on, and instead of
the balance being paid, the unfortunate
Waterman was levied upon for 5000 to de-
fray the expenses of lobby at Washing
ton to defeat the Duplicate Securities bill.
And this was all he ever saw of the
plumber.
Meanwhile, John d. Grody and Jimmy
Hope had quarrelled about the disposition
of the stolen securities, which Grady
claimed the right to hold, but which Hope
carried away to parts unknown. Internal
discussions spread and divided the gang,
and the passage of the Duplicate Securi-
ties bill completed their discontinue
Some malevolent influence appeared to be
in the air; misfortune pursued every par
| ticipatOr in the great robbery. 1t almost
seemed as if some personal enemy were
pursuing them, some one quite distinct
from the representatives of the law
Whether or not this impre> sion were a
fancy the reader may possibly be able,
| from his knowledge of some of the hidden
features of this memorable affair, to de-
termine. But as to the action of the atl-
thorities in the matter there is no room
| for speculation. As a result of Shevelin's
| confession the perpetrators of the robbery
were arrested and convicted, and most of
them are IN State prison to this day
| Inspector Byrnes has had the profess
sional satisfaction of seeing realized the
| purpose he formed after his first review of
the circumstances of the crime, of placing
upon the wrists of the guilty parties the
| steel bracelets with which they had fetter-
ed the jauitor on that famous Sunday
morning in October And those who are
curious in such things may, at mis- day
| contemplate those Interesting relics in the
museum attached to the Central Detective
Bureau.